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and researchers in the uk say they now know why swimming can significantly improve your mood. state media in russia is reporting that president putin has visited mariupol — the ukrainian city which was captured by invading russian forces last year. (map)the tass news agency says he travelled there by helicopter, and visited local residents. it's mr putin's first trip to the ukrainian territory which has been occupied by russia since the invasion was launched just over a year ago. we've received these pictures, which we understand to be mr putin in mariupol on saturday evening. he's...

before france's top judges and betting on a crackdown: premier league clubs agree to remove gambling sponsors from shirt—fronts within three years. campaigners say it's nowhere near enough. hello there. giving in to big pay demands by striking workers would be, quote, a "terrible mistake" — so says the uk's finance minister chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, who's been defending his policies after official figures confirmed the economy flatlined in february with growth of 0%. industrial action is seen as a key factor dragging on the economy with teachers, rail workers, civ...

by the effects of strikes by public sector workers. the office for national statistics said that a rise in construction activity had been offset by walkouts by teachers and civil servants. it follows a surprise 0.4% jump in economic growth injanuary — which brings the uk economy, finally, to a point where it is bigger than it was pre—pandemic. the value of sterling rose to its highest level since june of last year, with £1 getting you i dollar and twenty five cents. despite february's flatlining — the chancellor described the outlook as "brighter than expected". let's get more...

politicians in iran are insisting that wearing headscarfs should be �*enforced rigorously�* — they�*re demanding that judges enforce the law. across the country, a growing number of women are going out without hijabs in public. earlier, i spoke to bbc�*s parham ghobadi and asked what prompted this latest move. in big cities like in tehran and in other major cities, they just walk around on the streets without headscarf and without her job and without hijab, it�*s not only headscarf, it�*s also a kind of trench coat that for four decades, iranian women had to wear in ord...

important this is to you on twitter @annitabbc #bbcyour questions "united in music" — the slogan for this year's eurovision contest is unveiled as the official eurovsion handover ceremony takes place today in liverpool. and coming up — on the third anniversary of brexit, we'll have a special phone in on the impact. my colleague nicky campbell will be asking what your experience has been so far, in the next half an hour. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk economy is due to get smaller this year and do worse than other major nations, including russia — that's according to the ...